The 10 Best Songs of Sridevi

The 10 Best Songs of Sridevi

A waggle here, a wink there, watching Sridevi in action is nothing short of magic.

The effortless and expressive superstar, who ruled Bollywood for one of the longest spells, endeared the camera with her trademark chutzpah through screwball comedies, social drama, action-packed costume dramas, elegant romances and fun-filled fantasies.

Emulated and admired by an overwhelming many, it's no wonder several of her hit songs have made a comeback in remixed avatars.

Be it as the trippy Hawa hawaai in Shaitan, topsy-turvy Najane kahan se in I Me Aur Main or once-again-successful Naino mein sapna in the upcoming remake of Himmatwala.

Here then is looking at the real thing and ten of her chartbusters.

And while she's featured in timeless melodies like Aye zindagi gale laga le (Sadma) and Neele neele ambar (Kalaakar), the idea is to concentrate on Sri solos or booming duets like the ones listed here. Feel free to share your favourites.

Naino mein sapna, Himmatwala

Sridevi's vibrant jig against the backdrop of painted matkas with Jeetendra to Himmatwala's foot-tapping Naino mein sapna rocked the popularity charts in the 1980s.

Hawa hawaaii, Mr India

Lo and behold, Bijlee Ki Rani arrives and the silver screen turns a shade of gold. No wonder the hero prefers to stay invisible for most part.

Trust a thoroughly animated Sridevi to spew gibberish like -- I see Lucy. You see Lucy. Haasi Tussi. Laasi Peesi. Mombassa King Kong -- (memorized by every single kid in 1987) and pull it off as one of the greatest song and dances of her career.

Gustakh dil, English Vinglish

A 49-year-old Sridevi returned to films with renewed grace to play a taken-for-granted wife and mother of two in Gauri Shinde's breezy dramedy.

It's a not a straightforward story as complications arise when she finds herself drawn to a handsome classmate from her English-speaking class leading to the premise for its most enchanting song (Gustakh dil) and Sridevi's most prized asset -- conviction.